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Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 18

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14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Kaluthara, Sri Lanka. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1969, and top seed was Nandish V S (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2293).

Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar (🇲🇾 MAS, FM, 2185) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Saksham Wadhwa (7.0) and Reyan Md. (6.5). Siva Kumar won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Jeewantha Aloka Hettiarachchi (1966) beat Nandish V S (FM, 2293), a +327-point gap.

Location
🇱🇰Kaluthara, Sri Lanka
Dates
17 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳FMNandish V S2293
Avg top 10
1,969
Participants
14
Titled players · 3
FM×3
Federations · 6 represented
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×6
🇮🇳India×3
🇿🇦South Africa×2
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇰🇪Kenya×1
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
6
4
4
4
1
3
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Siva Kumar7.5Wadhwa7Md.6.5Hettiarachchi6Nandish V6Manuwaruna5
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar drew with Saksham Wadhwa (Black).

R7–R9 · WIN STREAK

FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar won 3 in a row (R7–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMNirish Kumar Siva Kumar*
½
½
1
2Saksham Wadhwa
½
*
½
½
3FMReyan Md.
½
½
*
½
4Jeewantha Aloka Hettiarachchi
0
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Siva Kumar, Nirish KumarFM2185MAS+11N+6B=2N=3B+4N=5B+9N+7B+8N7.540.543.033.252235+16.4
2Saksham Wadhwa2174IND+10N+5B=1B=4N=3N+6B=11N+12B+7N7.040.042.531.252175+15.2
3Reyan Md.FM2184IND+7B+12N=4B=1N=2B+8N−5B+6N+11B6.541.043.527.252123-3.8
4Hettiarachchi, Jeewantha Aloka1966SRI+8N+11B=3N=2B−1B=7N=6N+9B+5N6.042.044.526.002086+57.6
5Nandish V SFM2293IND+9B−2N+12B=6N+11B=1N+3N+10B−4B6.040.543.023.752122-57.2
6Manuwaruna, Sethun Neththaru1829SRI+13B−1N+9B=5B+8N−2N=4B−3B+10N5.042.544.017.001989+62.4
7Somarathne, Senuka Damsath1716SRI−3N−8B=10N=14B+12N=4B+13N−1N−2B3.537.539.09.2517500.0
8Md Zayan, Khan1625BAN−4B+7N=13B+9N−6B−3B=10N=14N−1B3.536.037.59.501738+40.0
9Jamie Obora Kanango1825KEN−5N+14B−6N−8B=10N+13B−1B−4N=12N3.035.036.55.751693-68.8
10Masango, Sobangane1698RSA−2B=13N=7B−11N=9B+14N=8B−5N−6B3.032.033.57.251685-14.4
11Sandaruwan, K E Dineth1818SRI−1B−4N+14N+10B−5NF=2BF−3N2.540.041.58.001910+17.6
12Wijewardane, Sharin1549SRIF−3B−5N+13N−7BF+14B−2N=9B2.531.531.54.501708+42.4
13Perera, M C Anjalo1625SRI−6N=10B=8N−12B=14N−9N−7BFF1.524.524.54.001470-52.8
14Schroeder, Liam1657RSAF−9N−11B=7N=13B−10B−12N=8BF1.519.519.54.251464-66.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets